The Receipts Show Trump Has Said The Same Thing About Iran For 15 Years

For at least 15 years, President Donald Trump has been adamant that the Islamic Republic of Iran must never have a nuclear weapon.

“President Donald J. Trump has never wavered in his stance that Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon — a pledge he has made repeatedly, both in office and on the campaign trail,” the White House said in a June statement.

And the White House is correct. Trump has been warning about the dangers of a nuclear-armed Iran since before he ran for president. In a 2011 social media post, he called Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons “a major threat to our nation’s national security interests,” adding, “We can’t allow Iran to go nuclear.”

Iran’s quest for nuclear weapons is a major threat to our nation’s national security interests. We can’t allow Iran to go nuclear.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2011

Trump bluntly expressed these views on the campaign trail during the 2016 election.

Speaking at a 2015 campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, Trump said nuclear weapons in the hands of rogue actors like Iran pose a grave risk to the United States.

“You can take out the east coast of this country,” he said. “You can take out large sections of the Midwest. You can take out things that were unthinkable, the power. And we have to be in a position where that never, ever, ever happens.”

Here is a list of instances where President Trump voiced his opposition to Iran obtaining nuclear weapons:

• “Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon. Nuclear weapons are the greatest single threat to our country, but to the entire world.” (11/3/24)
• “I would have been very good to Iran. They — I had to have one thing, no nuclear weapons. You can’t have nuclear weapon. Nuclear weapons are the greatest danger to our country going forward, to the world going forward.” (10/29/24)
• “And all I wanted was Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon … That’s all I wanted. Very simple. You can’t have a nuclear weapon.” (10/28/24)
• “We don’t want Iran to have a nuclear weapon.” (10/23/24)
• “I didn’t want much. I wanted Iran to be very successful. I just don’t want them to have a nuclear weapon.” (10/16/24)
• “You can’t let them have a nuclear weapon.” (10/14/24)
• “I just don’t want them to have a nuclear weapon. It’s very simple.” (10/10/24)
• “I only wanted one thing. You can’t have a nuclear weapon. You cannot let them have a nuclear weapon.” (10/7/24)
• “No, they can’t have nukes. No, they can’t have nukes.” (10/7/24)
• “They can’t have a nuclear weapon — and now they’re very close to having one and it’s very dangerous for the world, very dangerous for the world. The biggest problem today, in my opinion, the biggest risk is the nuclear weapons.” (10/1/24)
• “All I want them to do is not have a nuclear weapon. They can’t have a nuclear weapon.” (9/30/24)
• “The only thing is [Iran] cannot have nuclear weapons.” (9/26/24)
• “I wanted one thing from Iran — no nuclear weapon. I didn’t want much — no nuclear weapon. And now they’re very close to getting it, and you can’t let that happen.” (9/19/24)
• “All we want is we don’t want them to have a nuclear weapon. Very simple. That’s all we want. We don’t want you to have a nuclear weapon.” (9/17/24)
• “They can’t have a nuclear weapon. We just can’t let them have a nuclear weapon. I’ll say this. If they do have a nuclear weapon, Israel is gone. It’ll be gone.” (8/27/24)
• “I don’t want them to have a nuclear weapon.” (8/23/24)
• “I just wanted to have a deal with Iran, very simple deal — can’t have a nuclear weapon. That’s it.” (8/23/24)
• “They can’t have a nuclear weapon. They can’t have a nuclear weapon. And we were all set to make sure that they don’t have a nuclear weapon. Because once they do, it’s a whole different world, it’s a whole different negotiation.” (8/15/24)
• “Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon — it’s very simple.” (8/8/24)
• “They can’t have a nuclear weapon. It’s very simple. They can’t have a nuclear weapon. You cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon.” (8/5/24)
• “Iran should not have a nuclear weapon … Iran should never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.” (7/10/24)
• “The main thing is Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon. That was my main thing. The deal was a simple deal. Iran can’t have a nuclear. You know, it can’t have a missile, it can’t have a nuclear missile. It cannot have that nuclear capability.” (6/20/24)
• “We have a very hostile country that wants nuclear weapons. You can’t let that happen.” (6/15/24)
• “Iran should not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. They would never have had even close to a nuclear weapon. They are very close to getting a nuclear weapon. You cannot let that happen.” (5/15/24)
• “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon — very simple. They cannot have a nuclear weapon.” (5/1/24)
• “You can’t let Iran have nuclear weapons.” (4/30/24)
• “Iran wanted to make a deal, and what the deal — 90% of the deal that I want to make is no nuclear weapon. That’s 90% — almost 100%. It might be 100%. That’s all I want. No nuclear weapon for Iran” (3/25/24)
• “I want everybody to be happy. They just can’t have a nuclear weapon.” (2/23/24)
• “I just didn’t want Iran to have a nuclear weapon. I said, ‘You know, we’re going to make a great deal. Everybody’s going to be happy. You’re going to be rich as hell again. Everything’s going to be great, but you cannot have a nuclear weapon.’” (1/20/24)
• “They cannot have a nuclear weapon. That was the only thing — the one thing I said, ‘You cannot have.’” (1/5/24)
• “I just don’t want them to have a nuclear weapon.” (1/5/24)
• “They will have, within a short period of time, nuclear weapons — and that is never something that can be allowed to happen.” (12/30/23)
• “No nuclear weapons. You can’t have nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons are the single greatest threat to this world.” (11/9/23)
• “They can’t have a nuclear weapon. That’s all. They can’t have nuclear weapons. It’s too destructive, too powerful. They can’t have it.” (10/29/23)
• “Don’t let Iran have nuclear weapons. That’s my only thing I have to tell you today. Don’t let them have it.” (10/16/23)
• “No nuclear weapons. You can’t give [Iran] nuclear weapons.” (7/15/23)
• “You cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. You cannot let it happen because bad things will happen if that happens.” (6/24/23)
• “Will be totally up to them but, no nuclear weapons and “don’t kill your protesters.” (1/12/20)
• “IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!” (1/6/20)
• “The U.S. request for Iran is very simple – No Nuclear Weapons and No Further Sponsoring of Terror!” (6/24/19)
• “Iran cannot have Nuclear Weapons!” (6/22/19)
• “We can’t let Iran get a nuclear weapon. We can’t do it. Can’t do it. We cannot let that happen.” (1/24/15)
• “While everyone is waiting and prepared for us to attack Syria, maybe we should knock the hell out of Iran and their nuclear capabilities?” (9/5/13)
• “Let me put this as plainly as I know how: Iran’s nuclear program must be stopped–by any and all means necessary. Period.” (12/15/11)
• “We can’t allow Iran to go nuclear.” (11/4/11)